Private view

{{about||the Inside No. 9 episode|Private View (Inside No. 9)}} [[File:Frith A Private View.jpg|thumb|''A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881'' by William Powell Frith (1883)]] [[File:Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888 by Henry Jamyn Brooks.jpg|thumb|''Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888'' by Henry Jamyn Brooks (1889)]] A '''private view''' is a special viewing of an exhibition by invitation only, often an art exhibition and normally a preview at the start of a public exhibition.<ref>Alice-Azania Jarvis, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art-and-architecture/features/how-to-behave-at-a-private-view-956358.html How to behave at a private view...], ''The Independent'', 10 October 2008.</ref> In the United Kingdom, a private view is generally open to all visitors. Typically wine and light refreshments are served in the form of a reception. If the works on show are by a living artist, it is normal for them to attend the private view. Artworks on view are typically for sale.

This type of exhibition set in a private setting is commonly referred to as the vernissage.

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Category:Visual arts exhibitions *Private view Category:Social events